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Re: What are Simulator/Hardware accelerator

#765
From: Chandresh Patel
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:28
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In article 331E8660@SATURN, mz@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Mark Zwolinski) writes:
> In article <1993Jan18.013801.22802@netcom.com>, hage@netcom.com (Carl Hage) writes:
> >patel@key.amdahl.com (Chandresh Patel) writes:
> 
> [stuff deleted]
> >
> >There is now a third type of machine, such as produced by Quickturn and
> >PiE Design Systems, which convert a netlist into a set of partitioned FPGA
> >gate level circuits, then download the circuits into a set of Xilinx (or
> >equivalent) FPGAs mounted on boards with programmable and observable
> >interconnect. The FPGA circuit becomes a breadboard equivalent for
> >the actual hardware, and might run only a few times slower than the actual
> >hardware being simulated.
> 
> Do you (or indeed, anyone else) have any information on these systems?  If 
> so, please post or mail to me.  Thanks
> 
> 
> Dr Mark Zwolinski					mz@ecs.soton.ac.uk
> Department of Electronics and Computer Science		Tel. (0703) 593528
> University of Southampton				Fax. (0703) 593045
> Southampton SO9 5NH, UK


The oldest in the business is: 
Quickturn Systems, Inc
325 East Middlefield Rd
Moutain View, CA 94043
(415) 967 3199
lentini@qcktrn.com

The other is:
PiE Design Systems, Inc
757 N. Mary Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 738 8899
jcg@pie.com

The third is (originally from UK?)
InCA, Inc
Integrated Circuit Applications
Gibbs House, Kennel Ride
Ascot, Berkshire
SL5 7NT, UK

+44 344 890575

In US their office is at:
InCA, Inc.
51 East Campbell Ave Suite 110-E
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 986 8800

Enjoy,

Chandresh Patel			Amdahl Advanced Systems, Fremont CA
patel@key.amdahl.com
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